Writes Dionysus, Content writer, Headline Diplomat eMagazine
According to the data released by The Counter-Trafficking Data Collaborative (CTDC), almost half of the recognised causes of child trafficking start with some family member participation.

What’s even more sickening is that the extent of family participation in the trafficking of children has gone up to four times higher than in cases of adult trafficking, indicating a very crucial need for improved counter-trafficking efforts particularly targeting children and their families.

The CTDC report also states that boys are more likely to be recruited by a family member than girls. The trafficked kids are normally used for begging, which accounts for 19%, domestic work 18%, and sexual exploitation 10%. A few kids are used in the hospitality industry (8%) and for illicit activities (6%).

Most of the trafficked kids are controlled through psychological abuse, physical abuse, and sexual exploitation. A few are forced into drugs. Kids who are normally trafficked by a family member or relative are usually forced into labor (68%) or sexual exploitation (36%).

Unlike children, adults are usually recruited into situations ...

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